On Saturday, Aug. 9, 18-year-old Michael Brown was gunned down by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. The unarmed teen’s death, the refusal of the police department to release the name of his killer until Friday morning and law enforcement’s treatment of demonstrating citizens have left many observers of this week’s events shocked and speechless. Others, in articles, tweets and on camera, have found just the right words to communicate the depth of this American tragedy. Read some of them here:
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1. Stacia Brown
2. Dorian Johnson
3. Mychal Denzel Smith
right where they left Michael Brown’s body for hours RT @SouthernCrosser: @mychalsmith @thenation Where is "black america" located?
— Mychal Denzel Smith (@mychalsmith) August 12, 2014
4. Greg Howard
5. Roxane Gay
6. Imani ABL
https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/498507699147915265
7. Mychal Denzel Smith
8. Kara Brown
9. Melech T
https://twitter.com/MelechT/status/499307154999083008
10. Jason Parham
11. Tweet From Gaza
Dear #Ferguson. The Tear Gas used against you was probably tested on us first by Israel. No worries, Stay Strong. Love, #Palestine
— Rajai Abukhalil (@Rajaiabukhalil) August 14, 2014
12. Lesley McSpadden, the Mother of Michael Brown
Diamond Sharp is an editorial fellow at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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